title: Immunoprofiling using NAPPA protein microarrays.
abstract: Protein microarrays provide an efficient method to immunoprofile patients in an effort to rapidly identify disease immunosignatures. The validity of using autoantibodies in diagnosis has been demonstrated in type 1 diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, and systemic lupus, and is now being strongly considered in cancer. Several types of protein microarrays exist including antibody and antigen arrays. In this chapter, we describe the immunoprofiling application for one type of antigen array called NAPPA (nucleic acids programmable protein array). We provide a guideline for setting up the screening study and designing protein arrays to maximize the likelihood of obtaining quality data.
authors.affiliation: Virginia G. Piper Center for Personalized Medicine, Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA.
authors.forename: Sahar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sibani
authors.forename: Joshua
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: LaBaer
mesh_terms: D001323:Autoantibodies / Q000097:blood / Q000276:immunology; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D040081:Protein Array Analysis / Q000379:methods*; D012698:Serologic Tests / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D001323:Autoantibodies; D018076:DNA, Complementary